Lay-down car-stake.



No. 826,150. PATENTBD JULY 17, 1906. L. VON DABROWSKI.

LAY DOWN OAR STAKE. APPLICATION FILED APR6.1906.

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No. 826,150. PATENTED JULY 17, 1906. L. VON DABROWSKI.

LAY DOWN GAR STAKE.

APPLICATION FILED APE.6.1906.

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LAY-DOWN CAR-STAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed April 6, 1906- Serial No. 310,256.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOTHAR voNDABRow- SKI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing l at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lay-DownCar-Stakes, of which the following is a specification.

, The object of this invention is to provide a lay-down stake forrailway flat-cars of simple and inexpensive construction which willavoid the inconvenience and expense of providing new stakes according tothe custom which now obtains when the car is to be reloaded with lumberor similar material.

In the accompanying drawings, illustratembodiment of my invention,Figure 1 is a top view of a portion of the side sill of a car, showingmy invention applied thereto, the stake being shown in laydown positionin dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is an end view. Figs. 4,5, and 6 are respectively top, side, and end views of the main castingof the pocket. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are similar views of the piv oted sideof the pocket.

The pocket, which is fastened to the carsill 1 to receive the stake 2,corresponds in shape to the ordinary stake-pocket and is designed toreceive a stake of the Master Car- Builders standard size; but it willbe under stood that the size and proportion of the various parts may bevaried in such respects as shall be found necessary or desirable to suitvarious conditions which may from time to time arise. e

The stake-pocket comprises a main casting 3, Figs. 4 to 6, whichprovides three sides of the pocket, and another casting 4, Figs. 7 to 9,which is pivoted to the main castin and provides the other side of thepoci iet The pocket is thus composed of two principal parts whichtogether form a pocket of the ordinary shape. The two parts of thepocket are connected together, and the pocket is secured to the car-sill1 by a U-bolt 5, which lies in a groove 6, provided for it in the mainpart or casting 3, and passes through openings 7 in ears 7 on the outerside of the pivoted part or casting 4, which forms the movable orswinging side of the pocket- The main part or casting 3 is furthersecured to the car-sill by bolts 8, passing through openings 8 in thewebs 9 9 and through the carsill. The U-bolt passes through an opening 6in web 9 and also through a sleeve or ferrule 10, which is arranged inthe openings 7 of the ears 7 and abuts at its ends against the cars 11on the main part or casting 3, which ears are provided with openings 11for the U-bolt. This sleeve or ferrule constitutes a spacing devicewhich prevents the.

main part or casting from being drawn out of shape or broken when thesecuring-bolts are tightened and also prevents the main part or castingfrom being sprung together in a manner which would prevent the movableside from swinging freely therein. pivotally connected to the car-sillby an eyebolt 12 and it is arranged to enter an opening 13 in the lug 13at the topof the movable side 4. The stake 2 is rigidly secured to themovable side by bolts 14, which pass through openings 14 in said side,and the stake is beveled at its lower end 15, so that it can swing inthe pocket to a horizontal position, as indicated by dotted lines inFig.1. bracket 16 of any suitable character is arranged on the sill tosupport the stake when in horizontal position. The part or casting 3 isprovided with webs 17, and the part or casting 4, which constitutes themovable side of the pocket, is provided withwebs 18. The webs 17cooperate with the sleeve or ferrule 10 in strengthening the part 13 toprevent it from bending or breaking under the tension or strain appliedthereto by the bolts. have shown a wooden stake and a pocket designed toreceive this particular stake in the accompanying drawings; but it willbe understood that I may use a metal stake of any kind and fit the stakein the pocket by the use of filler-blocks of any character. The twoparts of the pocket can be made of castiron, malleable iron, cast-steel,or any other suitable material.

With my invention the same stake can be used until broken or worn outwithout re- 'moving it from the car. When the stakes are to be used,they are swung into upright position and locked by means of the hooks,and when the car is to be loaded with rails, car-wheels, and other heavymaterial the stakes can be quickly swung into lay-down position bysimply releasing the hooks. At the present time it is customary whenloading cars with lumber in the lumber districts to make new stakes andfit them in the pockets each time the car is loaded, for when the car isunloaded the stakes are removed or broken off and thrown away. This isoften due to carelessness and a disregard for the value of the materialrepresented by the A hook 12 is stakes and also because these flat-carsare often loaded with heavy material, such as rails and car-wheels, andit is necessary that there shall be no obstruction at the side of thecar during this loading operation. It may therefore be said to be ageneral custom obtaining at present to treat the stakes as wastematerial to be thrown away after t ey are once used. This represents aconsiderable loss, especially now that lumber is becoming more scarceand valuable. My invention provides a stake permanently fixed to the carwhich will fold down below the platform 19 when not in use and which canbe readily arranged in position for use when desired.

What I claim, ters Patent, isv 1. The combination of a car-stake pockethaving a side constructed to swing lengthwise of the car, a stakefastened to said side to swing therewith, and means for securing saidside and stake in fixed position.

2. The combination of a car-stake pocket having a side movablelengthwise of the car, a stake fastened to said side to move therewith,and means for securing said side and stake in upright position.

3. The combination of a car-stake pocket having a side movablelengthwise of the car, a stake fastened to. said side to move therewith,and a hook for securing said side and stake in fixed position.

4. The combination of a car-stake pocket comprising a fixed part andmovable part, said relatively movable part comprising one side of thepocket, a car-stake fastened to said movable part, said car-stake beingbeveled at its lower end to permit it to move in the pocket with themovable side,

and desire to secure by Leta relatively l ears on the fixed part and onand means for securing said side and stake in fixed position.

5. The combination of a car-stake pocket consisting of a fixed partcomprising three sides of the pocket, and a relatively movable partcomprising the other side of the pocket, a car-stake fastened to saidmovable part and arranged to swing in said pocket, and a hook forsecuring said movable part and stake in fixed position.

6. The combination of a car-stake pocket consisting of a fixed part anda relatively movable part, a U-bolt for pivotally connecting the movablepart to the fixed part and for securing the pocket to a car-sill, acarstake fastened to said movable part, and means for securing said sideand stake in fixed position.

7. The combination of a car-stake pocket consisting of a fixed partcomprising three sides of the pocket and a relatively movable partcomprising the other side of the pocket,

the movable part, said ears being provided with openings, a sleevearranged in the openings in the ears on the movable part and abuttingagainst the ears 011 the fixed part, a U-bolt passing through saidsleeves and the openings in said ears and securing said pocket to acar-sill, a car-stake fastened to said movable part and beveled at itslower end to permit said stake to swing with the movable part fromupright to horizontal position, and a hook on the car-sill arranged toengage the movable part to secure said movable part and stake in fixedposition.

LOTHAR VON DABROWSKI. Witnesses:

l/VM. O. BELT, M. A. KIDDIE.

